Best Boat Photos May 2013 Taiwanese-ship-shooting.jpgTuesday 28 May: Taiwanese fisherman killedTaiwanese investigators probe a ship that is suspected of being involved in the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman in Manila, the Philippines.Photo: Aaron Favila/Press Association ImagesAnnie-Tranmer-Atlantic-85-lifeboat.jpgTuesday 28 May: The Annie Tranmer, Atlantic 85 lifeboatThe Annie Tranmer is pushed into its new home with less than one-inch clearance in the doorway at Southwold Lifeboat Station. This vessel wil replace the Leslie Tranmer, a RNLI Atlantic 75, which had rescued nearly 60 people after a failed charity swim just two days previously. Photo: Craig Shepheard/Demotix/Press Association ImagesRoyal-Caribbean-Cruise-ship-fire.jpgMonday 27 May: Royal Caribbean cruiseship fireIn this photo, taken by passenger Marc Bell, passengers aboard the Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas gather after a fire breaks out during the ship's voyage from Baltimore to the Bahamas.Photo: Marc Bell/Press Association ImagesMonaco-grand-prix-boats-in-marina.jpgSunday 26 May: Monaco Grand Prix marinaBoats gather in the marina for the Monaco Grand Prix.Photo: James Moy/Press Association ImagesBelfast-Titanic-Maritime-Festival.jpgSaturday 25 May: Belfast Titanic Maritime FestivalIn the Titanic Quarter, Belfast celebrates its unique maritime heritage during the Belfast Titanic Maritime Festival.Photo: Jim Orr/Deomtix/Press Association Imagesbest Boat Photos ferry Thursday 23 May: Louis JollietThe passenger ship Louis Jolliet lays on the riverbed after running aground off Quebec City, Canada. The luxury cruiseship had 57 passengers onboard at the time, although no injuries have been reported. Photo: FRANCIS VACHON/The Canadian Press/Press Association Imagesbest boat photos bridge.jpgThursday 23 May: Bridge collapses Mount Vermon, USRescue workers in Sheriff boats search the water for victims after a bridge collapses into the Skagit River in Mount Vernon, Washington. Photo: Jon Bauer/AP/Press Association ImagesBest Boat Photos generatorTuesday 21 May: Helwin Alpha transformerHelwin Alpha is removed from the warehouse in which it was built. The vessel will be towed to a location near Helgoland, a small German island in the North Sea. Once there it will act as a transformer generating electricity for the local islands during the construction of the wind farms. Photo: Jens BÃ?ttner/DPA/Press Association Imagesbest boat photos indian.jpgTuesday 21 May: New Delhi heatwaveAn Indian boatman sits aboard one of his boats on an unusually quiet day. The severe heat conditions in New Dehli are forcing people to stay indoors as the temperature reaches 45 degrees Celsius.Photo: Manish Swarup/AP/Press Association ImagesBest Boat Phots giant dog head in japanMonday 20 May: Inujima Art House ProjectA five-metre-long statue of a dog's head is transported by boat to the island of Inujima, whose name roughly translates as Dog Island. The statue will be attached to a house that resembles a dog kennel as part of the Art House Project.Photo: PA PicsSealine-C39.jpgThursday 16 May: Sealine C39MBM's Nick Burnham out testing the Sealine C39, look out for the full used boat review coming soon.best boat photos ship fire.jpgThursday 16 May: Officials in Japan search shell of burned out shipJapanese officials find a number of bodies, believed to be the Russian crew, in their search of a 500-tonne that caught fire in a blaze that took 11 hours to distinguish.Photo Press Association Imagesbest boat photos speedboat hits houseboat.jpgThursday 16 May: Speedboat crashes into houseboat, Grand Lake, OklahomaOfficers investigate the scene where a speedboat ploughed into a houseboat on the Grand Lake in Oklahoma, the US. Two students were killed in the incident.Photo Gary Crow/AP/Press Association ImagesSubmarine Germany best boat photos.jpgWednesday 15 May: German Navy SubmarineWorkers at the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems yard in Kiel, Germany, watch the official christening ceremony of a German Navy Submarine. Photo Christian Charisius/DPA/Press Association ImagesBest Boat photos hms illustrious.jpgMonday 13 May: HMS Illustrious and Battle of the AtlanticHMS Illustrious is moored on the Thames to celebrate the Battle of the Atlantic. She held an open ship, allowing visitors to visit the ship and enjoy a guided tour. Photo Paul Parkinson / Demotix/Demotix/Press Association ImageSandbanks-boat-show.jpgSaturday 11 May: The Sandbanks Boat ShowKicking off the boutique boat show season, MBM hotfooted it down to Salterns Marina for the Sandbanks Boat Show. Look out for the full story in the July 2013 issue of MBM.London litle venice best boat photosSunday 5 May: Canalway CavalcadeMore than 160 canalboats gather to enjoy the fantastic weekend weather during the Canalway Cavalcade in Little Venice, London. Photo Tom Spender / Demotix/Demotix/Press Association ImagesHMS Edinburgh london thames best boat photosTuesday 7 May: HMS Edinburgh and HMS BelfastIn readiness for the commemorations of the Battle of the Atlantic during WWII, the Royal Navy's last Type 42 destroyer, HMS Edinburgh, sailed up the Thames and moored alongside HMS Belfast.Photo Damien Burke / Demotix/Demotix/Press Association Imageswatch tower genoa best boat photosTuesday 7 May: Jolly Nero hits port tower in GenoaFollowing the collision of the ro-ro container ship Jolly Nero, rescuers search the wreckage for the bodies of those missing. The 784ft (239m) ship was being manoeuvred around the port of Genoa in Italy when its engines failed and it struck the watchtower. Photo: AR/Studio9/AP/Press Association ImagesSpeedboat removes wreckage americas cup best boat photosThursday 9 May: Andrew Simpson killed in trainingA RIB carries the wreckage from the Artemis Racing AC72 catamaran. The boat was due to compete in the America's Cup when it capsised in San Francisco Bay during training. Andrew (Bart) Simpson, an Olympic Gold Medallist from Great Britain drowned in the incident. Photo: Noah Berger/AP/Press Association Imageslargest harbour festival best boat photosThursday 9 May: Hamburg Harbour festivalA convoy of tallships, cruiseliners and naval ships sail through Hamburg Harbour. The harbour is celebrating its 824th birthday with the largest port festival in the world.Photo: Sven Hoppe/DPA/Press Association ImagesView previous best boat photos
